California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 18km ESE of Bodfish, CA

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 18km ESE of Bodfish, CA on Fri, Feb 15, 1985, 3:59 AM PST (11:59 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 13km WSW of Delano, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-02-15 11:59:59 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.510° N, 118.321° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
45°
Stations used
0

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 79 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.118km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15194 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.918km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15194 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.127km W of Inyokern, CA · 15194 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 1.720km SW of Lamont, CA · 15193 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 3.013km WSW of Delano, CA · 15193 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.89km NE of Grapevine, CA · 15193 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.814km N of Mojave, CA · 15192 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.214km N of Mojave, CA · 15192 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.818km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15192 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.518km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15192 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.219km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15192 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 2.814km N of Mojave, CA · 15191 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.18km WSW of Lamont, CA · 15190 days ago · 21 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.012km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 15189 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 2.217km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15189 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 2.411km S of Olancha, CA · 15187 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.92km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 15184 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.414km N of Mojave, CA · 15183 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 1.722km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15182 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.925km N of Searles Valley, CA · 15182 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 2.74km S of Bodfish, CA · 15182 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 1.824km N of Searles Valley, CA · 15181 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 1.624km N of Searles Valley, CA · 15181 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 1.626km W of Inyokern, CA · 15181 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  25. 1.828km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15180 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 1.711km SE of Tehachapi, CA · 15178 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 2.617km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 15176 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 2.116km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 15176 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 2.614km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 15173 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 1.929km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15173 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  31. 1.911km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 15171 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 2.126km S of Trona, CA · 15170 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 1.921km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15169 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  34. 2.09km ENE of Kernville, CA · 15168 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 2.219km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15167 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 1.819km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 15166 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 2.014km SW of Lamont, CA · 15165 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 1.926km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15164 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  39. 1.916km WSW of Lamont, CA · 15164 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 2.623km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 15163 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 1.729km W of Olancha, CA · 15161 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 2.34km SE of Frazier Park, CA · 15161 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 1.529km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15161 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  44. 2.622km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15161 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  45. 2.114km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 15161 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  46. 2.015km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15160 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 2.27km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 15159 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  48. 1.914km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 15159 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  49. 1.914km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 15159 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  50. 1.616km NE of Grapevine, CA · 15158 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  51. 1.631km W of Olancha, CA · 15156 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 1.724km WNW of Searles Valley, CA · 15156 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  53. 1.613km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15154 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  54. 2.513km S of Little Lake, CA · 15154 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  55. 2.12km NNW of Bodfish, CA · 15154 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  56. 1.68km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 15154 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  57. 1.815km SSW of Tehachapi, CA · 15154 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  58. 1.711km SW of Rosedale, CA · 15153 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 1.920km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15152 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  60. 1.54km W of Frazier Park, CA · 15152 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 79.

Before

  1. 2.117km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15194 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.613km W of Tehachapi, CA · 15194 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.713km W of Tehachapi, CA · 15194 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 2.038km N of Kernville, CA · 15195 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.63km NNW of Kernville, CA · 15195 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.623km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 15195 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.917km E of Little Lake, CA · 15195 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.723km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 15195 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 2.023km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 15195 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 2.416km E of Little Lake, CA · 15196 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.020km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 15197 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.912km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15197 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.428km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15197 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.928km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15199 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.722km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 15199 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 3.422km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 15199 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 2.99km NW of Coso Junction, CA · 15200 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.522km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 15200 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci60936. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:26 PM UTC.